Vocabulary

• attend to: To deal with; take care of; pay attention to.
• have to: Must do
• in a while: In a short period of time; soon.
• once in a while: Occasionally; not very often.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• have at: To attack someone or something.
• at most: Not more than; a maximum of.
• apart from: Except for; not considering
• on your toes: Being alert and ready for action.
• wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
• on the ball: Alert, quick to understand and respond to things.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• in the game: Still involved or active in a competition or situation.
• right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• back up: To save a copy of your computer data
• lie down: To put your body in a flat position, as to sleep
• on and off: Intermittently; not continuously.
• in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
• prepare yourself: To get yourself ready for something.
• discipline: Instruction and practice to teach obedience
• mindset: Way someone things about something
• instinct: Natural way of thinking; intuition
• opportunity: Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
• tackle: To start working on a difficult problem
• treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
• metaphor: Imaginative use of words to reveal a similarity
• opinion: Court judge's statement why a decision was made
• instant: (Food) requiring very little preparation
• extent: Point, level or limit to which something reaches
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• capable: Being able to do something very well; proficient
• proper: Correct according to social or moral rules
• ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
• concentrate: To cause to be present in large amount or number
• neutral: Something with pH value of 7
• definition: Explanation of word's meaning, as in dictionaries
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• alert: Being aware and able to respond quickly
• condition: To improve something to make it better
• pitch: To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
• suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
• rare: (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
• intentionally: With a plan to do or achieve something
• chase: Act of going after someone to catch them
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• capture: To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
• mentality: Attitude toward, or a belief about something
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• foul: Terrible in smell, taste, appearance or morals
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• seize: To take a place with force, as by military action
• important: Having power or authority
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• prefer: To like something better than something else
• polish: Act of making something clean and shiny
• brutally: In a very violent or mean way
• attend: To take care of someone in need
• agile: Quick and skillful in moving; nimble
• strap: Strip of leather cloth etc. used to attach/support
• continuously: Without stops, breaks, or an end
• referee: Sports official who makes sure rules are followed